tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22971475.post2370068618171392994..comments2018-12-19T20:46:51.197-05:00Comments on EnvironmentalChemistry.com: Saving Money at the Pump: Political Pandering vs. Driving HabitsKen (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07434682840236999820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22971475.post-25759387039987514212008-06-14T20:01:00.000-04:002008-06-14T20:01:00.000-04:00We also own a 2000 Hyundai Accent and when it was ...We also own a 2000 Hyundai Accent and when it was in prime condition we could routinely get 40mpg with proper driving habits. I think you could do the same with some tweaks and careful driving. <BR/><BR/>Another thing we did was have the regular air in our tires with pure nitrogen (our tire place does this). Changing to pure nitrogen helps in several ways. First, it is totally inert and Ken (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07434682840236999820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22971475.post-25294411461786021742008-06-14T18:02:00.000-04:002008-06-14T18:02:00.000-04:006-14-2008I advocate all the suggestions on "Saving...6-14-2008<BR/>I advocate all the suggestions on "Saving Money at the Pump: Political Pandering vs. Driving Habits". I get on average 36-MPG on my 2005 Hyundai Accent. I will next try the 2-electrode sparkplugs.<BR/>How is it that people don't know this stuff?<BR/>Regards,<BR/>M.<BR/>Corona, CAMarshall D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829796406605582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22971475.post-24069566565929903552008-06-10T14:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:33:00.000-04:00I added an update to my article above. Shortly aft...I added an update to my article above. Shortly after I wrote the article I discovered the fuel economy of my car was not what it should have been. Normally I expect around 34mpg on the highway, but it was getting 28mpg. So I took it over to my mechanic to look things over and he suggested to replace the spark plugs (even though this wasn't due). He put in some Bosch Platinum 2 spark plugs that Ken (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07434682840236999820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22971475.post-58724153892260562842008-05-05T10:09:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:09:00.000-04:00This past weekend on "This Week With George Stepha...This past weekend on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos", George Stephanopoulos observed that the top leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives, nearly every editorial board and economists in the U.S. have come out against cutting the highway fuel tax this summer. Hillary Clinton was then asked to name one credible economist who supported the suspension of the highway fuel tax, which Ken (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07434682840236999820noreply@blogger.com